HANOI ~ A fire broke out at about midnight local time on Wednesday (17:00 GMT on Tuesday) but had been contained by 2am (19:00 GMT on Tuesday), the official Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
“56 people have been killed and 37 people injured,” Hanoi police department said in a statement.
The building was home to 150 residents, state media said. Residents were being treated for smoke inhalation and injuries sustained as they tried to escape the building.State-owned national television channel VTV said four children were among those killed.
